Who would you prefer? Hooper or Austin? I saw some mention on the Burnleh message boards that Jordan Rhodes had put a formal transfer request in.
We could certainly do worse than Carlton Cole on a free transfer, especially when considering our lack of strikers with the ability to play at Premier League level.
Would be good addition but very very unlikely for him to come North -he seems to favour the MLS - sdays it all
Obviously everythings just speculation at the minute anyway, maybe I'm just biased and think that a strike force and Hooper would be better than most other strike partnerships in the premier league (well better than around 10 others at least).
Both. Rhodes definitely wants out and it seems he'd love to come to us, but it doesn't change the daft fee Blackburn want, or the daft wages he's on.
The Venky's lot are a bunch of tits, can Rhodes refuse to play for them or would that be a breach of contract? Maybe he'd be willing to take a paycut if it meant playing at a higher level?
He can't refuse to play(nor do I think he would) and he'd possibly consider some sort of a pay-cut, but there's still the issue of the fee and Blackburn wanting to get their money back.
I've still got the feeling something might be worked out with Rhodes. Him and Austin up top with Sone tucked in behind, crikey!
Wonder if they'll consider a loan, whereby we pay £3.5m up front with no recall clause and then pay them the rest at the end of the season.
Sky think it's done... http://www1.skysports.com/football/...ed-fee-for-Curtis-Davies-with-Birmingham-City
Austin of the 3 for me to start with. Jack Hobbs aint going anywhere. It has been tweeted that he wont be leaving. Davies is a cash deal. Until Steve Bruce says it himself then its just paper rumour. Why would Bruce allow one of his top 3 defenders leave ? With no loans allowed after the window shuts we need all the players we can get. or maybe into the other Curtis Davies thread as well. He does and he has no intention of leaving. In saying that its just paper gossip. Can we have all 3 please. If Rhodes wants to join us and his uncle then i am sure he can drop his wage demands. I suspect we might see something happening if this is now out in the open.
Davies is a cash deal, but it's also been confirmed that Brum can have Hobbs on loan, as long as they agree to pay loan fee.
Does this mean that perhaps Bruce has a back 3 of Chester, Davies and Figuero in mind? Surely he can't be contemplating McShambles or Faye to be first choice CB in this division?
So with McGregor incoming and Elmo about to be tied up, we'd definsively be -----------McGregor------------- ---Chester Davies Figueroa------- Elmo----------------------Brady With Rosie, Dudge, Shambles and Faye as cover
This wouldn't be too shabby, although attacking They haven't got McGregor in the player base... http://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/12323100/ Hooper for Cole perhaps
